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AVDRA Glen Helen GP/Vintage MotoCross       
                                                                    7/5-09
VMXR Track Rating      The
Dirt                                                               
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                              
Porta-Cans, cleanliness and mountain money  
1. roll Full Honey pot and no Paper.                 
8. rolls Real clean, would let the wife use.        
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
Water available at Track ?                              
                                                                    
                                                                    
Track Food available ?                                   
Food rating 1-8                                              
                                                                    
Trash Cans, were there enough? Could you     
find one, How far did you have to walk to be    
 a "Good Citizen?                                           
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
Track Access, was it a PAIN to get on the       
track for practice and to the start area?           
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
Track watering, done well? Was the track       
better without watering?                                 
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
 Camping Available? Hookups ?                      
                                                                    
                                                                    
  Overall                                                        
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                 
Track prep, for the bottom part anyway, was very good. The first motos,
you would ride this section on fluffy loam,with at least 5-6 possible lines
through the corners here. Second motos this was choppy and you had
to plan your lines around square edged bumps, ruts and an occasional
exposed rock, but that is  the nature of Desert MX.
Bill Silverthorne did a nice
job laying out a very "Open"
feeling track to race.
Featuring, wide turns, a
sandwash, step jumps, a big
European style blind
jump(seen on the cover and
to the left) this track was
different than any I have
raced this year. I will be back
to Glen Helen August 22, for
the AHRMA PV Regional
and I am anxious to see how
differently the 2 clubs layout
tracks at the same venue.
With so much room on the track,
scenes like this were common.
Attendance was good and dicing
was abundant. The L.A. crowd
came and they wanted Brass for
their short ride home. Joe
Gonzalez (in green) came down
from Nor/Cal to give the So/Cal
boys a riding lesson in the first
moto of  GP II 500 Expert. Joe is
fun to watch, very smooth and
fast, with (come from behind,
don't give up) determination.
After making the drive all the way up to
Washougal this year to race the           
Dirk Williams/Hammer&Tongs/USVMX
National, in June, where "Horsepower Hill"
was cut from the course at the last minute
because of muddy conditions. I was really
in the mood for some big elevation change
at this race. Bill Silverthorne had layed the
track out to include this big horseshoe
shaped section with steep, up and down
hills. There was some controversy as to
whether the lower skilled riders and
smaller displacement bikes would be up
for the challenge. In fact at the end of
riders meeting Bill's friend and Co-winner
of the  Baja 500, Gene Fetty rode his 125
Husqvarna to the top to demonstrate a
small bore could make it, to the cheers of
everyone present. During practice we rode
the hill and it was exhilarating. In the end
Dave took a consensus amongst the racer
and it was decided that with the
dust,steepness and possible rutting later
in the program the section should be cut
from the course. So we did not use this
part except for practice.
Think Desert, sand with a few rocks thrown in.
Whoops up by end of day, rocks pop uphere
and there to keep you on your toes.
8
A BIG 8 With FLUSH toilets
Yes and potable
Yes Catering truck
Yes, no more than 150 ft apart
NO, Although the start gate was pretty far from
the pits, Pit riding slowly was permitted
Mixed, water was constantly used for dust
supression. I personally had no problems with
lines and speed I was running. Some did.
Flush toilets for both
men and women
were located in this     
                   building
Yes Camping, Hookups No.
I really thought Glen Helen was a great track.
Sand, hard pack, ruts, jumps, were all combined
to create an open, almost Desert race. feeling.
The dust was kept down, and the track was
challenging enough to be fun for all skill levels.
Town is very close 10 min. away, Dave
Boydstun/ Avdra kept the scedule tight and on
time.
Taking off to go race GP MX
over  Fourth of July weekend
seemed .....................................
More exciting than fireworks any
day of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a little strange, but this was a
National, and besides racing is
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